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Instructional/Outreach Librarian
Raven Johnston 903-510-2308

Interlibrary Loan/Acquisitions
Lilly Smith 903-510-2645

Reference Librarian
Leif Pierson 903-510-3149

Librarian
Nathan Stiles 903-510-2110

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903-510-2502

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903-510-2413

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Summer I and II
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Friday 8:00 to 5:00

May Term
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Department Information

Alyssa Haynes - Department Chair
Office: Jenkins 183
Email: ahay@tjc.edu
Phone: 903-510-2464

Helpful Information

Primary vs Secondary Sources
Learn the difference between primary and secondary sources from this short clip from UCSD Social Sciences & Humanities Library.

Databases vs Internet

Watch this very short video clip that demonstrates why you should consult the library's databases for your research rather than the internet.

What Are Databases and Why You Need Them

Faculty Guide

Library Services for Faculty
Find out about the many services and resources that the library provides to the faculty.

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World Literature

"Painted cartouche of 'Franciscus Petrarcha' (Francesco Petrarch) on the exterior of the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile" by Uncommon Fritillary is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Suggested Literary Databases

InfobaseBooks(Bloom's Literary Criticism Collection)
Collection of ebooks from Harold Bloom that provides a literary analysis for various works of poetry, short stories and drama.
Literary Reference Center Plus (LRC)
Comprehensive resource with information over thousands of authors and their works, hundreds of full-text journal articles, major reference works, books, literary criticism, author biographies, poems, and much more.
Ebook Central
Search multiple subject areas from thousands of ebooks by numerous well-known publishers. Choose the "Search By Topic" link at the top of the subject listings to see all topics.
eBook Collection(EBSCOhost)
Search books in electronic format (ebooks) from our database collection. Includes thousands of titles over multiple topics such as business, technology, trade, reference and academia.

Gale Literary Sources
Comprised of Gale's Literature Resource Center, Twayne's Author Series, and Scribner's Writers Series. Select "What's Inside" at the top of the page to find out more about these resources.
eBooks on Gale Virtual Reference Library
Select the title list link at top of the search page to see all books included in the database. Subject categories include art, business, education, literature, history, medicine and much more.

Quick Links

English Department Page

Off Campus Library Support Guide

See our Off Campus Library Services subject guide for detailed information regarding our off-campus services and support.

Journals and Magazines

This guide provides a topical list of all Journals and Magazines currently received by Tyler Junior College's Vaughn Library. Click the tabs above to see journals and magazines in that subject category.

Journals and Magazines